“To create a better everyday life for the many people”, this is the IKEA vision. Our business idea is “to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them”.

We work hard to achieve quality at affordable prices for our customers through optimising our entire value chain, by building long-term supplier relationships, investing in highly automated production and producing large volumes. Our vision also goes beyond home furnishing. We want to create a better everyday for all people impacted by our business.

Find out how we work at the IKEA Group and learn all about our value chain.

Ingvar Kamprad, Senior Advisor & Founder
“I decided that the stock market was not an option for IKEA. I knew thatonly a long-term perspective could secure our growth plans and I didn’t want IKEA to be become dependent on financial institutions.”

The IKEA Group operates throughout the whole value chain from range strategy and product development to production, distribution and retail.

The IKEA Group of companies

IKEA Group Retail

Range strategy Product development Supply chain

IKEA Industry

IKEA Group Staff functions

INGKA Holding B.V.

Stichting IKEA Foundation

Stichting INGKA Foundation

Stichting IMAS Foundation

The IKEA Group structure

The founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, wanted to create an ownership structure that stands for independence and a long-term approach. That is why, since 1982, the IKEA Group has been owned by a foundation in the Netherlands. Our profits can only be reinvested, used for charitable purposes through the IKEA Foundation or kept as a financial reserve for future investments in the business.

Stichting INGKA Foundation is the owner of INGKA Holding B.V. Its purpose is to hold shares and reinvest in the IKEA Group and to fund charity through the Stichting IKEA Foundation.

Stichting IKEA Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Stichting INGKA Foundation. It funds programmes that, e.g., improve the rights of children in the developing world, enabling them and their families to have a better future. Get more details at IKEA Foundation

INGKA Holding B.V. is the parent company of the IKEA Group of companies. Its purpose is to support and manage the IKEA Group.The Supervisory Board consists of: Göran Grosskopf (Chairman), Luisa Delgado, Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, Jonas Kamprad, Göran Lindahl, Peter Lund and Carl Wilhelm Ros. Ingvar Kamprad is senior advisor to the board.

IKEA Industry is a group of companies manufacturing furniture and wood-based boards and panels, which includes development of production capacities and new strategic businesses to support IKEA’s growth. In total, IKEA Industry has around 18,000 co-workers in 11 countries.

Franchise structure

The IKEA Group franchises the IKEA retail system and methods from Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in the Netherlands. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The IKEA franchise operation was established in the early 1980s. Read more about at Inter IKEA Systems B.V.

The IKEA Group has the assignment from Inter IKEA Systems to develop and set the IKEA product range for all IKEA stores. Inter IKEA Systems is part of the Inter IKEA Group. Inter IKEA Group and the IKEA Group are a separate group of companies with different owners. Visit the Inter IKEA Group site for more information